Section 7 AAC 47.900 - DefinitionsIn this chapter, unless the context indicates otherwise,
(1) "abandonment" has the meaning given in AS 47.24.900;(2) "abuse" has the meaning given in AS 47.24.900;(3) "activities of daily living" has the meaning given in AS 47.33.990;(4) "Alaska longevity bonus" means the cash benefit program administered by the Department of Administration under AS 47.45.010-47.45.160;(5) "APA" means the Adult Public Assistance program administered by the division of public assistance under 42 U.S.C. 1381 - 1383, AS 47.25.430-47.25.615, and 7 AAC 40;(6) "assisted living home" means a home that has been licensed by the department under AS 47.33 and 7 AAC 75 and that has entered into an assisted living home agreement for services with the department;(7) "central office" means the Juneau office of the division of public assistance;(8) "department" means the Department of Health and Social Services;(9) "district office" means one of the local offices of the division of public assistance, that is staffed to accept applications for cash, food, medical, and adult residential care assistance;(10) "division" means the division of public assistance of the Department of health and Social Services;(11) "division of public assistance" means the division of public assistance of the Department of Health and Social Services;(12) "division of vocational rehabilitation" means the division of vocational rehabilitation of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development;(13) "exploitation" has the meaning given in AS 47.24, 900;(14) "general relief medical" means the medical assistance program administered by the division of public assistance under AS 47.25.120-47.25.300;(15) "instrumental activities of daily living" has the meaning given in AS 47.33.990;(16) "legend drug" means a drug that may be purchased only on the prescription of a physician or dentist;(17) "managing money," as that term is used in the definition of "instrumental activities of daily living" in AS 47.33.990, means the safekeeping and management of a resident's money under AS 47.33, 040;(18) "Medicaid" means the medical assistance program administered by the department under 42 U.S.C. 1396 - 1396 v, AS 47.07.010-47.07.075, and AS 47.07.900;(19) "neglect" has the meaning given in AS 47.24.900;(20) "over-the-counter drug" means a substance for diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of disease that may be purchased without. a prescription;(21) "personal assistant" has the meaning given in AS 47.33.990;(22) "protective services" has the meaning given in AS 47.24.900;(23) "provider" means a person, business, or private or public agency or institution, that offers goods or services of a medical, dental, or pharmaceutical nature to the public;(24) "regional manager" means an employee of the division of public assistance who has direct administrative responsibility for the operation of district offices within that employee's geographic region of the state;(25) "resident" means a resident of an assisted living home who is receiving financial assistance under this chapter;(26) "SSI" means Supplemental Security Income;(27) "Supplemental Security Income" means the program administered by the federal government under 42 U.S.C. 1381 - 42 U.S.C. 1383c;(28) "supportive services" has the meaning given in AS 47.33.990;(29) "vulnerable adult" has the meaning given in AS 47.24.900;(30) "working day" means a day other than Saturday, Sunday, or a state holiday.(31) "institution for mental disease" means a facility of more than 16 beds that is primarily engaged in providing diagnosis, treatment, or care of individuals with mental diseases, including medical attention, nursing care, and related services; whether an institution is an institution for mental disease is determined by its overall character as that of a facility established and maintained primarily for the care and treatment of individuals with mental disease, whether or not the facility is licensed as such.Eff. 3/23/78, Register 65; am 11/23/80, Register 76; am 1/27/82, Register 81; am 4/15/82, Register 82; am 5/25/82, Register 84; am 11/20/94, Register 132; am 1/14/2000, Register 153; am 6/28/2002, Register 162; am 6/24/2004, Register 170; am 6/16/2016, Register 218, July 2016Emergency amendments of 7 AAC 43.005(c), 7 AAC 47.030, 7 AAC 47.050, 7 AAC 47.060, 7 AAC 47.070, 7 AAC 47.110, 7 AAC 47.180, 7 AAC 47.200, 7 AAC 47.210, 7 AAC 47.220 and 7 AAC 47.900, filed on 4/15/82, were repealed on 5/25/82 and are therefore not being printed. The text of these provisions appears as it did before the emergency amendments.
As of Register 153 (April 2000), the paragraphs in 7 AAC 47.900 have been rearranged to maintain alphabetical order and to fill in gaps created by deletions.
Authority:AS 47.05.010
AS 47.24.011
AS 47.24.017
AS 47.24.900
AS 47.25.120
AS 47.32.030